Three particles lie on the three corners of an equilateral triangle with sides of length 3.0 cm. Particle 1, at the apex of the triangle, has a charge of 3.0 μC. Moving clockwise around the triangle, particle two has a charge of 2.0 μC and the final particle at the last point on the triangle has a charge of 1.0 μC. The potential energy of this arrangement, relative to the potential energy for infinite separation, is O OJ O 1.1 J O 3.3 J O 8.6 J O 2.2 J

Three particles lie on the three corners of an equilateral triangle with sides of length 3.0 cm. Particle 1, at the apex of the triangle, has a charge of 3.0 μC. Moving clockwise around the triangle, particle two has a charge of 2.0 μC and the final particle at the last point on the triangle has a charge of 1.0 μC. The potential energy of this arrangement, relative to the potential energy for infinite separation, is O OJ O 1.1 J O 3.3 J O 8.6 J O 2.2 J

College Physics

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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